IF YOU GOWhat: Foothills Country Fair.When: 4-10 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.Where: Tri-State Exhibition Center, 200 Nature’s Trail SW, Cleveland, Tenn.Admission: $10 weekend pin; today, $10 single-day ticket for ages 13 and up, $3 ages 6-12; Saturday-Sunday, $5 for single-day ticket; carnival rides not included.Website: www.foothillscountryfair.webs.com.
Ruritan Clubs from Bradley and Hamilton counties are uniting to put on their biggest event in the nine years they’ve hosted the Foothills Country Fair.
The fair opens today in the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, Tenn.
In addition to Fairest of the Fair pageants and finest of the domestic arts exhibits, there will be contests for all ages, a carnival and nightly music. There will also be a petting zoo with animals ranging from traditional barnyard sheep and goats to unusual additions such as Clydesdale horses, a 3,000-pound bull, ostrich and sugar gliders.
Tonight’s events include contests 4-7 p.m., a kids area 4-8 p.m. followed by the music of Bartlee Norton and 64 Highway, Collins Brothers Band and Shenandoah.